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                                                                                                                        Bangor, Me. Jan. 15 1836

Dear Mother

         When Charles was down I stayed out of school in the forenoon. Charles said that he should be back to Mrs. Parkers by 11 or 12o clock for the bundle. I waited till after 2 (school time) in hopes of seeing him, but he did not come and when I came home from school the girl said that he had just went away from here so I went down in hope of seeing him but could not. A Mrs. Stickney makes my Jacket, it is not done yet. On the 14th as I was going to school I heard somebody a woman calling my name Isaac. I could not think who It was at first I went and showed her the way to Mr. Penney's. She stayed there till the 13th about noon then went to Mr. Fitto's. She did not start for Boston till - (I dont know yet) - Wednesday 7 oclock in the morning. On the 15 she gave me a letter for you and told me to send these panttloons to be fixed. In [sav?ing?]] I want to have my knees on the nood some of the time and my clothes are so thin, that there is a little hole in the black clothes! I thought that I would send them white mittens up to have them leathered for they have holes in them . I start for school at 4 of 9 the first thing is reading a chapter in the bible in the morning. Wednesday afternoon is nearly all devoted to Reading and Speaking. I have both at once. All the reading and Parsing book is the first Class book. I meant to have told Charles of it) so that if Charles does not want outs I should like it. Paves? every forenoon. There is not any special attention given to Writing but any one is at liberty to write as much of the time as he gets his lessons well. I have wrote a good long letter to Mayo 2 1/2 pages to go by - Aunt Esther I meant to have wrote to, Ann Lucy and so forth, but had not time. I wish that if you hant got my vest done that you would not make it like this one for it keeps - the under flap corner wont stay up and if I pin it up - the - it puffs right out before, I pin it so that it does very well though. I forgot to ask Charles how the hay went. I am in a great hurry to know about it. Eliab must write all about it - how much the hogs and cow weighes whether the shed is full of wood and the threshing done - and about the Stove and every thing too he can think of. I am not ready to begin the Reader I suppose my Jacket is done. I shall get it tonight. I suppose that good school has begun. Eliab must write about it. Aunt went in the accommodation Stage.
                                               from yours                                                 I.S. Metcalf